Jamie Towers' late winner seals stunning fightback for Barwell FC

JAMIE Towers completed a remarkable fightback by Canaries with a late winner after being two goals down and then reduced to 10 men against second placed Totton who fell apart in the last half-hour, writes Merv Nash.

JAMIE Towers completed a remarkable fightback by Canaries with a late winner after being two goals down and then reduced to 10 men against second placed Totton who fell apart in the last half-hour, writes Merv Nash.

Nick Green had been sent off for a second yellow with 15 minutes left.

Jai Stanley, who had been substituted, was also red carded for encroaching on the pitch amidst the celebrations.

After an early scare when Towers almost scored for Barwell, rounding keeper Grant Porter only to fire into the side netting, Totton went in front on 14 minutes, the unmarked Nathan Jack heading home a Mark Osman cross.

Canaries attacked up to half-time and Tom Weale lobbed over an unguarded goal when an equaliser looked certain, Stanley then sent a lob narrowly over with Porter back-pedalling furiously.

The visitors increased their lead in the 47th minute with a superb second goal, Michael Gosney firing home a 25 yard drive that crashed in off the crossbar.

Barwell kept going forward and full back Rick Bains pulled a goal back on 59 minutes, netting in a goalmouth scramble.

The Canaries levelled with 25 minutes to go when Stanley’s free kick caused chaos and Bains headed beyond Porter from close in.

Home keeper Liam Castle then made two great saves to deny Jon Davies and Ross Bottomley to keep the scores level.

With Green off and a minute to go Barwell snatched an unlikely winner. After a surging run, Nigel Julien was brought down on the edge of the area and Towers drove home the free kick from 20 yards for a magnificent clincher.